Love, In Itself
All of these
insurmountable tasks
That lay before
me
All of the
firsts and the definite lasts
That lay in
store for me
There was a
time
When all on
my mind was love
Now I find
that most of the time
Love's not
enough in itself
Consequently,
I've a tendency to be unhappy
You see the
thoughts in my head
All the words
that were said
All the blues
and the reds get to me
There was a
time
When all on
my mind was love
Now I find
that most of the time
Love's not
enough in itself
All of these
absurdities
That lay before
us
All of the
doubts and the certainties
That lay in
store for us
There was a
time
When all on
my mind was love (love love love)
Now I find
that most of the time
Love's not
enough in itself
More Than A Party
Lots of surprises
in store
This isn't
a party it's a whole lot more
We've had enough
of this blind man's bluff
You've kept
us in the dark for long enough
This is more
than a party
Keep telling
us we're to have fun
Then take all
the ice cream so we've got none
This is more
than a party
The failed magician
waves his wand
And in an instant
the laughter's gone
This is more
than a party
Lots of surprises
in store
This isn't
a party it's a whole lot more
More than a
party
Pipeline
Get out the
crane
Construction
time again
What is it
this time
We're laying on a pipeline
Let the beads
of sweat flow
Until the ends
have met, though
It could take
a long time
Working on a
pipeline
Taking from
the greedy, giving to the needy
On this golden
day
Work's been
sent our way
That could
last a lifetime
Working on a pipeline
From the heart
of the land
To the mouth
of the man
Must reach
him sometime
We're laying on a pipeline
Taking from
the greedy, giving to the needy
Everything Counts
The handshake
Seals the contract
From the contract
There's no
turning back
The turning
point
Of a career
In Korea, being
insincere
The holiday
Was fun packed
The contract
Still intact
The grabbing
hands
Grab all they
can
All for themselves
After all
It's a competitive
world
Everything
counts in large amounts
The graph
On the wall
Tells the story
Of it all
Picture it
now
See just how
The lies and
deceit
Gained a little
more power
Confidence
Taken in
By a sun tan
And a grin
The grabbing
hands
Grab all they
can
All for themselves
After all
It's a competitive
world
Everything
counts in large amounts
The grabbing
hands
Grab all they
can
Everything
counts in large amounts
Two Minute Warning
We're lying
by the orange sky
Two million
miles across the land
Scattered to
the highest high
Expect they'll
either laugh or cry
No sex, no consequence,
no sympathy
You're good
enough to eat
Two minute warning
Two minutes
later
When time has
come
My days are
numbered
The dawning
of another year
Marks time
for those who understand
One in four
still here
While you and
I go hand in hand
No radio, no
sound, no sin, no sanctuary
So welcome
to your last
Two minute warning
Two minutes
later
When time has
come
My days are
numbered
The sun, the
solitude, the cemetery
So welcome
to your last
Two minute warning
Two minutes
later
When time has
come
My days are
numbered
Shame
Do you ever
get that feeling
When the guilt
begins to hurt?
Seeing all
the children
Wallowing in
dirt
Crying out
with hunger
Crying out
in pain
At least the
dirt will wash off
When it starts
to rain
Soap won't wash away your shame
Do you ever
get the feeling
That something
isn't right?
Seeing your
brother's fist
Clenched ready
for the fight
Soon the fighting
turns to weapons
And the weapons
turn to wounds
So the doctor's
stitch and stitch and stitch
And stitch
and stitch and stitch and stitch
Surgery won't improve your pain
It all seems
so stupid
It makes me
want to give up
But why should
I give up
When it all
seems so stupid?
Do you ever
get the feeling
That something
can't be done?
To eradicate
these problems
And make the
people one
Do you ever
get that feeling
Something like
a nagging itch?
And all the
while the doctors stitch
And stitch
and stitch and stitch and stitch
Hope alone won't remove the stains (for shame)
It all seems
so stupid
It makes me
want to five up
But why should
I give up
When it all
seems so stupid?
The Landscape is Changing
The landscape
is changing, the landscape is crying
Thousand of
acres of forest are dying
Carbon copies
from the hills above the forestline
Acid streams
are flowing ill across the countryside
'Cause I don't
care if you're going nowhere
Just take good
care of the world
I don't care
if you're going nowhere
Just take good
care of the world
Now we're rearranging
there's no use denying
Mountains and
valleys can't you hear them sighing?
Evolution,
the solution, almost certainty
Can you imagine
this intrusion of their privacy?
'Cause I don't
care if you're going nowhere
Just take good
care of the world
I don't care
if you're going nowhere
Just take good
care of the world
Token gestures,
some semblance of intelligence
Can we be blamed
for the security of ignorance
'Cause I don't
care if you're going nowhere
Just take good
care of the world
I don't care
if you're going nowhere
Just take good
care of the world
Told You So
And do those
feet in modern times
Walk upon the
flowers and
Walk upon their
brothers while their
Heads are busy
lying low
Trying to keep
to cover, oh
Something went
wrong along the way
Everybody's
waiting for judgment day
So they can
go "Told you so"
They can go
"Told you so"
Bring me my
gun of itching desire
Bring me my
bullets and I will fire
Sights set
higher than the tall church spire
Something went
wrong along the way
Everybody's
waiting for judgment day
So they can
go "Told you so"
They can go
"Told you so"
Standing in
line, the blind lead the blind
Waiting and
waiting for an overdue sign
Brothers and
sisters playing Chinese Whispers
If things aren't
suited then they'll get diluted
Here's one more
dead with a hole in his head
He shouldn't
have said all the things he said
Many tears
were shed for the blood he bled
Something went
wrong along the way
Everybody's
waiting for judgment day
So they can
go "Told you so"
They can go
"Told you so"
And Then...
Let's take a
map of the world
Tear it into
pieces
All of the
boys and the girls
Will see how
easy it is
To put it all
down and start again
From the top
to the bottom and then
I'll have faith,
or I prefer
To think that
things couldn't turn out worse
All that we
need at the start's
Universal revolution
(that's all)
And if we trust
in our hearts
We'll find
the solution's
To put it all
down and start again
From the top
to the bottom and then
I'll have faith,
or I prefer
To think that
things couldn't turn out worse
Took a plane
across the world
Got in a car
And when I
reached my destination
I hadn't gone
far
Let's take the
whole of the world
The mountains
and the sand
Let all the
boys and the girls
Shape it in
their hands
To put it all
down and start again
From the top
to the bottom and then
I'll have faith,
or I prefer
To think that
things couldn't turn out worse